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2 Euro (150 Years of Public Security; Colored)
Country: Portugal
Denomination: 2 Euro
2 EUR = 2.33 USD
Year: 2017
Material: Bi-Metallic Nickel-brass clad Nickel center in Copper-nickel ring
Weight: 8.5 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: portugal
Description:
Obverse
The design shows colored human figures and buildings, symbolic representations of citizens and cities, where the public security is mainly assured and the simplified police symbol. The legends include the year ‘1867’ and the year of issue ‘2017’, the country of issue ‘PORTUGAL’, the subject of commemoration (‘SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA’ – Public Security), the three main issues related to citizenship (‘DIREITOS’, ‘LIBERDADES’ e ‘GARANTIAS’ – Rights, Freedoms and Warranties), and the author’s name JOSÉ DE GUIMARÃES.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the European continent without borders.
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